Nathan Dixon, JR Forsee seek state mat titles

New Richmond High School seniors Nathan Dixon (220 pounds) and JR Forsee (285 pounds) will be competing in Thursday's Ohio High School Athletic Association Division II wrestling championships at Ohio State University. Lions head coach Deron Shinkle discusses their season and their chances of a podium finish in Columbus in this video.

State pairings

220 Weight Class: 
 1. GO-1 Nathan Dixon, New Richmond, (12), 32-8
 2. BG-4 Kordell Chaney, Sandusky Perkins, (9), 41-8
 3. HE-3 Austin Bentley, Carrollton, (11), 36-10
 4. AL-2 Logan Sharp, Beloit West Branch, (11), 22-6
 5. HE-2 Jalen Robinson, Columbus Mifflin, (12), 22-6
 6. AL-3 Mason Hilling, Peninsula Woodridge, (11), 36-10
 7. GO-4 Anthony Welty, St. Paris Graham Local, (12), 31-13
 8. BG-1 Zane Krall, Wauseon, (12), 38-3 (12:II-220-2nd)
 9. AL-1 Sean Rutherford, Norton, (10), 36-3 (12:II-182-7th)
10. HE-4 Troy Caldwell, Plain City Jonathan Alder, (10), 47-8
11. GO-3 Frank Heimkreiter, Hamilton Ross, (12), 43-6
12. BG-2 Bailey Faust, Lexington, (10), 47-2
13. GO-2 Brandon Davis, Greenfield McClain, (12), 44-6
14. BG-3 Beau Swank, Bellefontaine Benjamin Logan, (11), 20-4
15. AL-4 Billy Post, Conneaut, (12), 45-3
16. HE-1 Greg Moray, Steubenville, (12), 34-0 (12:II-220-4th)

285 Weight Class: 
 1. BG-1 Chase Henderson, Franklin, (11), 40-5
 2. HE-4 Jason Clinker, Dover, (12), 26-13
 3. GO-3 J.R. Forsee, New Richmond, (12), 28-5 (12:II-285-7th)
 4. AL-2 Connor Sharp, Beloit West Branch, (12), 33-3 (12:II-285-3rd)
 5. GO-2 Evan Loughman, Thornville Sheridan, (10), 39-10
 6. AL-3 Drek Brumley, Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary, (10), 34-6
 7. BG-4 Josh Rohrbacher, Sandusky Perkins, (11), 29-14
 8. HE-1 Alex Farrow, Whitehall-Yearling, (12), 48-1
 9. AL-1 Billy Miller, Perry, (11), 41-2 (12:II-285-4th)
10. GO-4 Kevin Phelps, Wilmington, (12), 41-13
11. HE-3 Alonzo Jewell, Columbus Hamilton Township, (11), 37-6
12. BG-2 T.J. Lawrence, Oak Harbor, (10), 31-11
13. HE-2 Dustin Kuhlwein, Plain City Jonathan Alder, (12), 44-4
14. BG-3 Beau Harmon, Bellefontaine Benjamin Logan, (12), 44-2 (12:II-285-8th)
15. AL-4 Travis Gosnell, Akron Coventry, (12), 46-7
16. GO-1 Hayden Bottorff, Washington C.H. Miami Trace, (11), 44-3

Two Wrestlers extend their season one more week!

Nathan Dixon and JR Forsee will be headed to Columbus Thursday to do battle for the State Championship! Nathan Dixon won the District Title at 220 lbs., he pinned every opponent he faced! Nathan is on a mission to win a State Title, which would be the first in NR Wrestling history!

JR finished third at 285 lbs. , he will be making his third trip to Columbus! JR is a seasoned veteran in Columbus and should be standing on the podium Saturday night! Good luck to both young men on their journey.

Now the hard part. We got to watch four seniors wrestle their last match Saturday. The toughest part of being a wrestling coach is watching your seniors step on that line for the last time. You don't know when it will happen, you just know it will happen. Seniors Clay Loadman, Kevin Reid, James White and Justin Patrick put on a Lions Wrestling singlet for the last time Saturday. They put forth an effort that would make any coach proud. These young men should have no regrets, they represented their school, family and team with pride and honor. The wrestling room will not be the same next year. Hold your heads high men, you are Lions forever! WE ARE NR!!